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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-31
ROYAL FAvORITES.
How Britain's Army and Navy Are De-
moralized by Royal Parasites.

moralized by Royal Parasites.
In a few years we shall have every lu-
crative post, both in the army and navy,
filled by royalists and serenities. 1t is
bad enough even at present; for the
Duke of Edinburgh holds the Mediter-
ranean command for five years, that
being the "blue ribbon" of the naval
berths, and the Prince of Leiningen has
the More command, another well-paid
and highly desirable appointment. The
Duke of Cambridge holds several lu-
crative posts, Prince Edward, of Sake
Weimar has the Irish command, and
the Duke of Connaught has been lifted
over the heads of dozens of senior of
ficers, who have served well and long
to the Bombay command, one of the
few great prizes of the service. Then
we have Prince Louis of Battenberg
and Prince George of Wales both COM
ing on in the same way, and there will
soon be others. The whole system is
intolerable to old officers. who find
that just as they are expecting to OBJ
tain some substantial recognition of
their services a royal whipper-snapper
jumps in and clutches the prize. We
hear a great deal about the jobbery of
the old Tories, but in reality things are
every bit as bad now as they were in
the days of George w., so far as the
qualification of the grabbing propensi-
ties of royalties is concerned, and in
this respect one ministry is as much to
blame as another; for nobody ever at
tempts to curb the Queens exuberant
love of providing for her relatives and
connections at the expense of the
country and to the great discontinue
of her most deserving officers. London
| Truth.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-31
JEWELS IN THE MlRE.
Diamonds and Other Valuables Picked
Up In City Dumping Grounds.

Diamonds and Other valuables Picked
Up In City Dumping-Grounds.
I" You would be surprised" said
well-known offal contractor to a re-
porter recently, "at the large number
of valuables found in the city's dump
fairgrounds. Although the men in
charge of the dumps deny that any
thing of value is ever found, l can
vouch that they don't always tell the
truth. Miscellaneous articles, such as
silver teaspoons, knives and forks,
shoes and clothing, in good and bad
condition, are picked up daily, but it
frequently happens that gold watches
and diamonds are among the valuables
found.
"Articles of an unusual character
are only found in the ashes and swill
refuse. Ladies washing dishes will
drop rings in the swill, and, by the
time they have missed them, the swill
will be on its way to the dumping
ground or the piggeries. Diamonds
from earrings and rings are lost in the
same manner. In London the con-
tract for examining ashes and swill is
awarded to the highest bidder The
method employed by the contractor to
ascertain whether any articles of value
are contained in the rubbish is novel
one. The carts are dumped out on a
screen, which, after having become
filed, is elevated into the air. A
dozen men, dressed in rubber suits,
without pockets, are set to work on
the screen. These men go over the
ashes and offal carefully, and, in case
any thing valuable is found, it is
turned over at once to the contractor
or superintendent. As the workmen
wear poeketless clothing, they can
secure nothing about their persons.
After the ashes have been thoroughly
screened, they are covered, and new
lot examined.
"Some years ago, London con-
tractor, who had charge of the work,
published list of articles found in
the dumping-grounds, The list in.
cluded every thing imaginable, and
filed pamphlet of twenty pages. y
Brooklyn Eagle.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-31

man by the dust on his hat, and the
gray shawl drawn tightly about his
ears, and clasped together in front
with bull-frogs.
If you read an account of turtle
dinner in a newspaper. you can allude
to the turtle as having been shelled out,
and say he has a pretty firm grip or
man, and that the terrapin is supplied
with pair of terra-pincers, and that
the tortoise-shell cat makes the favor
tie turtle soup of the Chinese. Then,
when you allude to the Chinese, don't
forget to say that they understand
their business to IA L. This will of
course remind you that the Chinese
make the fire-cracker. This, in itself, is
not funny; but you must here intro
duce parrot, and have it say: "Polly
wants a fire-crackerr' Give it to him
lighted, and remark; "They went off
together, never to return"
When you read in the paper of rise
in oil, you must state that it is a refer
ence to the tragedy of the servant who
kindled the fire with kerosene, going
through the roof to take an airing be-
fore breakfast.
Read a tobacco paper, lay it down
and state: The five-cent puffadora is
the cheroot of all evil That sort Of
thing is generally regarded as philoso-
ply worthy of Seneca, that dear old
Indian Chief from Northern New York.
Then state, as a geographical para
dox, that Montpelier is a fragrant city,
although on the Onion, while Cologne,
on the Rhine, outstretches Hunters
Point. Then you might say that
Hunters Point ought to be Jockey
dubbed.
You may also tell the world-if you
have on armor-that the book-keeper
has an inkling of arithmetic, and that
perhaps Mrs. Langtry's maker-up
sometimes paints the lily for the stage,
which is not such ridiculous excess
as decorating ball of head-cheese
with silk hat. Then you can oc-
casionally ask a conundrum such as:
How is it that the goose can hang
high when it is all down? Then you
can rattle out volley of such OBJ
servations as: The greatest Bass
relief is bottle of white label, that a
soft crab turneth away wrath, and
that the wages of sin is the police
court fine.
1t is very easy matter to write
comic copy. All you've got to do is to
keep your eyes and ears open, and
travel about, and your articles write
themselves in your mind, and all you
have to do is to copy them out, send
them to your favorite paper, fold VI
your arms like the Arabs, and wait fol
the little check to come bounding
along.-R. X. Munkittrick, IN Puck
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-31
One Dollar Per Year.
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

-Meyerbeer, the composer, could
whistle yankee Doodle" when three
years old.
Governor Lee, of Virginia, is said
to be the champion checker-player of
the South.
Earnest Word was the name Of
member of the Georgia Legislature who
died recently.
Warren Green, ex-Consul to Kan
agawa, says that the wife of the Mikado
is Il charming woman and a graduate
of Vassar.
Major M. E. Page, the new editor
of the Brooklyn Union, has worked
himself up through all the degrees of
newspaper life.
Mrs. Hugh Jones and her sister,
Mrs. Jane Ryan, of Erie, and another
sister who resides in Wales, have fallen
heir to fl,000,000, the estate of a
brother who died recently in Calcutta.
Justice w. b. Woods, of the Su,
taken a leave of absence of one year
from the bench. His health has not
been good for "a year past, and rest
was Indispensable.
General Phil Sheridan, General
| Thomas l.. James, General N. p.
Banks, Benz Perley Poore and Benja-
| -, 1,,hn ~
Darlington articles, all began life as
newsboys or printers devils. IN Y.
Herald.
"A monument is to be erected to
Paul H. Hayne over his grave in Au-
gusta, Ga, and the chairman of the
committee to receive contributions is
James h. Randall, of the Augusta
Chronicle, author of maryland, My
Maryland"
Speaking of the royal manner in
which President Arthur entertained his
successor ON Inauguration day, a
Washington correspondent reverts TO
the story that John Adams packed up
his effects and left Washington the
night before Jefferson was sworn in,
John Quincy Adams was out hunting
during the ceremonies which inaugur-
ted General Jackson Chicago Herald.
Miss Alden, of New York, is one of
the handsomest of America S handsome
girls. She is accomplished in music
and painting, and very fond of out-of-
door sports. She was greatly admired
while recently in Rome, and received
marked attention from one of the Car
dinals, and from the Pope the day she
was presented. Miss Alden is the
original of Turner's picture of "Miles
Standish's Courtship. IN Y. Times.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-31
Hygiene Versus Medicine.

The development of sanitary science
has advanced with rapid strides during
the last three decades Thirty years
ago it scarcely had an existence. Our
diminished rate of mortality is due to g
greater extent to this cause than to i'm
proved methods of treatment of dis
eases. We point this out, not with the
intention of sneering at the anxious
and TOO often thankless work perform
ed by our doctors, but to accentuate the
fact that preventive medicine is more
powerful and far-reaching in its effects
than the endeavor to cope with disease.
Not only is prevention better than
cure" bnt it is also easier. Far from
this being a slur upon the medical pro-
fession. we should probably not be be.
yond the mark in stating. that almost
every important sanitary measure has
originated with it, and has been press
ed by it upon an often unwilling pub
hc.-Sdturddy Reriep.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-31
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Our students in American colleges
are not increasing in proportion to the
population.
Harvard is the largest college in
the country, Oberlin is second, Column
bia is third, Michigan fourth and Yale
fifth.
The Chatham On. b. World says
that at a recent revival at Mill Branch
every man and woman in the place, ex-
cept one, was converted.
1t is one of Satan's devices to blind
the eyes of worldly men by dust from
the soiled garments of Christians
Hartford Religious Herald.
1t has long been evident that what
ever lines in former years distinguished
Universalists and Unitarians from each
other have been steadily and yet fast
and surely fading out.-7he Watch
man.
1t is estimated that within cent
ury the nominal Christians in the
world have increased in number from
175,000,000 to 430,000,000, and that
there still remain 1,000,000,000
heather.
According to the Interior the total
number of scholars in the Presbyterian
Sabbath-school is 707, 55S, and the
average attendance, 474, 403, or little
more than 81 per cent. Of these the
average number attending the church
services was, last year, 200, 77S, or 42.3
per cent.
The Welsh Presbyterian Church in
this country is growing institution,
especially in the West. There are
about 10000 communicates and $4,000
adherents scattered over the States.
The church has six synods and gen.
eral assembly. The first church was
established in Oneida County, N. Y,
in 1926. Christian Union.
DIR. George F, Pentecost advocates
in the New York Independent abolish
ing 1.-The week of prayer" He declares
that it has become "Nehushtan' and
an idol, and should be broken in pieces.
Churches postpone their work till the
first week in January. If it is not then
successful, they postpone it until the
next January. The mechanical pro-
gramme laid out by the Evangelical
Alliance destroys liberty, promotes
Journalism, kills spirituality.
One of the strangest of religious
sects is that which calls itself The New
and Latter House of Israel. Its head
quarters is in Chatham, Eng, in which
town its devotees are building
an immense temple which will
cost $250,000. They believe that
they will not die and that they are the
remnant of true Israelites who will
reign with Christ for thousand years.
Their founder was man named
Jezriel, who is now dead. His death
was great shock to the believers, but
his wife claimed that it was an acct
dent and declared herself to be his sue
| cessor.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-31
TOO LATE.

" The day is miner the proud youth cries;
u will enjoy time while it fies
Care comes full soon. will be gay
In Just the morning OF my day
" yet have time for noble deeds.
In youth our fathers sowed wild seeds;
To reap, OF course; but I'll have time
For that long, long before my prime
III only sip of pleasures sweet
To do much more were indiscreet;
Then earnestly I'll do my part
To ease this worlds great throbbing heart
The morning passes all too soon,
The noon becomes the afternoon;
Pleasures their arms around him Irvine.
And whisper softly: 'Yet there's timer
Zen while tits day the night creeps on,
His youth is past-his day is gone.
Startled, he cries, in grief and pain:
sob, youth, return! I've lived in vain!
"Come back, lifes morning, fair and bright;
Time seemed so long, SO distant night;
My lifes great task is not begun;
thought twas morn, but day is done
"Oh, heed my earnest, anguished prayerr'
Then like wall, through empty air
Sounds the relentless voice of Fate:
Too late, alas! alas, too later
Miriam v Croker, In Current.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-31
FUN IN PROSPECT.
The Glee of Bad Boy Who Was Wei
Acquainted with His Parents.

The Glee of Bad Boy Who was Well
Acquainted with His Parents
A small boy, just old enough to be
tough, was laughing in a manner that
threatened heart-disease when COM
panion met him.
Whats de matter, JimmyP"
"Oh, g'way from me. See that man
sittin' in the steps with a newspaper in
his hand?n
Yes
well, that there's my pap, an he's
readin' about volcano that's been dis
covered in the United States"
That's nothin' much.n
Say, see that woman goin' in his
direction?"
Yep"
well, that there's ma'am, and
ma am sent pap to the grocery after a
peck of potatoes about an hour ago.
and what Tn a-laffin about is how
much pap is interested in volcanoes
now and how tired they will make him
after he runs against real one. -
Merchant TrdUeler.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-31
Wise Words About Women.

If you wish to marry suitably, marry
gour equal.-0cid.
Matrimony "a world-without end
bargain. = Shakespeare.
The wife safest and seemliest, by her
husband stays.-Milton.
We pardon infdelities, but we do
not forget them.-M'ne. de Lafayette.
Wife and child = those precious
motives, those strong knots of Lowell
Shakespeare.
Respect your wife. Heap earth
around that flower, but never drop any
in the chaliee.-AJred De MHSset
A woman set on any thing win walk
right through the moral crockery
without wineing.-Charles Dudleg Var
aeT.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-31

so much thought and labor, Guten
berg found himself in an un.
enviable position He had, as il
were, to begin life over again-not an
easy thing when one is no longer
young. Fortunately, he found friend
willing to assist him, not in order tc
enrich himself, but to aid in developing
his wonderful discovery. He entered
into partnership with DIR. Conrad
HUNGRY, at whose expense an office
was fitted up, and with brave spirit
Gutenberg set to work again. After
laboring some time at his business he
retired, and the printing-office became
the property of Dr. HUNGRY.
TWAS not long before printing-offices
were established in various parts of the
world; and still the contest went on
regarding the claims of Fust, Schoffer,
Gutenberg and new aspirant for the
honor, Mentelius, who had learned
printing from Gutenberg At length
the world gave the credit of the inven-
ton to Gutenberg, who, without doubt
deserved it. Neglected in his life, the
inventor Of printing was honored after
his death. In some of the German
cities fetes have been held in honor OF
Gutenberg and his invention, and stat.
ues of him, one of which is by Thor
waldsen, have been erected.
A noted picture by Leo Reiffenstein,
of Vienna, shows most admirably the
difference, physically and morally, be-
tween Gutenberg and his false friend
Fust. Thin and careworn, anxiety de-
picted on his honest, resolute face,
stands the inventor of the wonderful
art of printing. His expression is seri-
GUS, almost sad, as if he foresaw the
trials and anxieties that awaited him.
The very opposite of Gutenberg is the
willy Fust, the man who is destined ia
work him such woe. He sits in COM
Portable chair, critically examining the
proof-sheet that Gutenberg has placed
in his hands. Portly in appearance
he bears about him the marks of higl
living and self-indulgence, while his
countenance betokens craftiness and
deceit. Leaning on the back of his
chair is his pretty, young daughter
who is destined to play part in the
drama planned by her cunning father
Since those days, what mighty rev
olution has been effected in printing
Mighty iron arms, propelled by steam
toss off hundreds of papers, as if it was
frolicsome play, and mighty iron arms
fold them with speed wonderful t.
see. Yet there are thousands of peo
pie who have never had the curiosit,
to walk into printing-office and MAKE
themselves acquainted with the wonder
working machinery, something o
which Gutenberg never dreamed whel
he showed his first proof to Fust.-
Dem0restS Magazine.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-31
HUMOROUS.
Why arrest the man who steals
from the bottom of a pile of clothP
Undertaking is perfectly lawful.
A Pestifnrnns Gnat


Undertaking is perfectly lawful.
"A Pestiferous Gnat.--
One day pestiferous gnat
Annoyed young damsel who gsat
Perusing book
In sweet woodland nook,
But she squelched him at last with her CHAT.
Boston Courier.
Gallant He Gnsinuatingly) -
"This pattern will suit your complex
ion exactly, madam" She (anxious-
ly)-"Will it wrinkleP" He Gnjured-
lO-'1 said it would suit your COM
plexion, my dear madam. lid Bits.
Omaha Dame-"Well, Dick, did
you have a nice time sleighing with sis
ter Nell and Mr.. Nicefellow?" Little
Dick-"Not very. Sister was so afraid
that I'd get Group that she kept me
down under the buffalo robe, and l
couldn't see a thing. y Omaha World.
"A Vassar graduate out in the coun-
try went into the stable of a farm
house. ''Dear me, how close the poor
cows are crowded together" she re-
marked. "Yes, maam, but we have
to do it." "Why sop ITO get con-
densed milk. "-Analyst.
--"Orlando, l didn't see you with
Miss Brown at the concert last night
mo, Percy, I'm not calling on her any
more. can't until she retracts what
she said the other week." "Ah-what
did she saypn "Well, she said l
needn't call any more. "-Harper's
Bazaar.
Isn't it pretty lonesome out in the
countryp" he said to the boy whose
parents moved out on farm last fall.
Il guess not" was the regly. 'Pa
and ma have just as many discussions
as they did in the city, and Ills children
get licked about the same. Detroit
Free Press.
-"I don't carer' exclaimed the
young woman behind the counter when
she heard of the marriage of an ac-
quaintance to a rich codger, old enough
to be her father; "they sheer at me be-
cause am a saleslady, but I'd rather
be a saleslady than lady that is sold. "
Boston Transcript.
-"Look here" said man this morn
ing, going into his grocer's, "those
eggs you sold me were bad." "Well,
that wasn't my fault" Whose was
it, then?n BLAMED if know. How
should | tell what was inside of them?
I'm groceryman; I'm no mind-read-
er. W Washington Critic.
-Stranger-'I notice that these liv-
cried coachmen don't wear mustaches. "
Native-"Their aristocratic employers
object to mustaches ever since old Mr..
Bondclipper permitted his coachman
to wear an imperial. Two daughter:
eloped with him, and old Mrs. Bond
clipper herself followed on the nexi
train. IN Y Mail.
-"Hand-painted coal-scuttles hav,
made their appearance in New York.
Very esthetic, no doubt; but when ;
man goes into a dark cellar with
hand-painted eoal-scuttle and collide
with post, or bumps his head agains
a joist, his language is apt to be as luri'
and vigorous as if the scuttle were sim
ply daubed with coal tar bv machinery
-NorristopB Herald.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-31

There are in the State of New
York IS Baptist associations. S64
churches, 7s6 ordained ministers, H.
249 members. 7S6 Sunday-schools,
LIS teachers, 10,061 scholars; eontri-
buttons last year. sl,S74,610; value of
church property, S9,11S,551.-N Y
Tribune.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-31

In the Lower Brule Agency, in Da-
kota. the Indians have church and
four chapels. The church membership
reaches one hundred. in which they
take great pride.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-31

The Plonk family in Lincolnton,
n. c., is long-lived. Joseph is now SO
years old; his sister, Mrs. Tethrow, is
100 years, and Mrs. Weaver. another
sister, is 1902 years of age.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-31

DR.. Mary Walker is beginning to
show the effects of age
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-12-03
Commissioners Sale.
-, I W. X. GIBBS, Er Al..,
'io L'\- purtpp

BY virtue Of Il decree in the above styled
cause, rendered at'thr Sept, A. D,,term, 1887,
thereof of the fhancerv Court Of Grenada
County, and to lue directed, and by agree
ment of parties. ! will on
SATURDAY, IECFMRER l,rH. 1887.
proceed to sell, at the Eastern door Of the
court House, in the town of Grenada, within
legal hours at public oulrry, tp the highest!
bidder, for nnc-thrd cash and the balanccon
Il credit Of one and two year. from date of
sale. except rs nst0twu-siNths OfOne- ninth, and
for that oTe-thtrd cash and balance in one
year: the following described lands. tp-wit:
The north west l.. Of section 70, township y,
range 1 east, lying and being IN this county.
The deferred payments to be secured by
bonds with approved surctes, payable t"
each party in proportion to his or her share.
VIII he sold for a division. l.. r. TURNER.
". II. Ftz-Gcrald. Solr. III ls Comm'r.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-12-03

:. will be remembered that p. r,
,.,oum announced, prior to the elec.
pan p Of Mr.. Cleveland, that if the
o'smocrsts ''s succeeded he would diapose
his property at 30 cents on theAsl.
S',s great Snowman has just written
latter to Secretary Lamont, saying:
II suppose you saw something In
,sne,s before the election of 1884,
p' pihout my having said that I owned
say A. houses in Bridgeport, and that
wMr, Cleveland was elected ! would
.sIl . them for.ons-half OF what I then
y.Iued them, that being my estimate
,,the depreciation Of property likely
- result from Democratic adminis-
ration. Well, I'm q Snowman, and
n don't make much difference what
they soy about me SO long as they
rsep talking. Perhaps T did say
of that sort, but you.tell
Cleveland I've gone up on. the price
of those h0uses so per cent"
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-12-03

"Can you tell me where ] can find
the reporter that wrote that article 20
asked an irate individual of the local
editor. 81 want him discharged i'm
mediately." ~ really don't think
you could have him discharged re-
piled the local editor, cautiously.
"Why not, sir? demand it," "You
see, the proprietor of the paper wrote
that. You might go and get him to
suspend publication. However, if
you would chew some of the Arkan.
saw Traveller chewing tobacco, which
!. Vile X Co., sell, it would put you
in a better humor, and it would save
YOU all this annoyance. Try it,; it
is fine.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-12-03
Notice for Publication.
LAND OFFICE AT JACKSON, Miss,
November 2jth, 1857.


Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has fleet notice of his intention
to make tinnl proof IN support of his claim,
and that said proof win he made before the
Judge, or In his absence the Clerk of the
Chancpry Court oi Grenada County. at ttren-
ada. Miss. on January 9th. lsSs. viz: IACK
TICKER. Homestead No. lli'S for the East
! southwest section 33 township 2 \. X. 3
r.. He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon. and
cultivation of. said land. viz: John Ash Sam
Ash, Albert Sedge, Jordan Martin, all of
Grenada, Grenada county. Mississippi.
JAS. y. STEWART.
III 2j-fl Register.